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Angelo Petitti immigrated to the United States in 1963 at age 16 from Faeto, a small mountain village with a population of 600 in southeast Italy. For 3 years, he worked at Pick-n-Pay Supermarket and as a busboy to support himself while attending Kent State University night classes to study political science. Angelo also leveraged his innate sense...

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Even though no "official" announcement has been made, all signs continue to indicate this will be Terry Francona's final season as Guardians manager. If you needed any more of an indication, the promotions for this week's homestand (the last of the 2023 campaign) offer plenty of clues. For one, this marks Tito's 11th season as Cleveland's skipper,...

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Saturday, October 21, 2023; 10:00a-12:30p. Italian American Museum of Cleveland, 12111 Mayfield Road Cleveland, OH. Register here. Create a story of your family history by learning to write about your ancestors with author, blogger, speaker, and teacher Annette Januzzi Wick. Writing about ancestors we never knew or family that were strangers to us...

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“He’d like to see you in the kitchen,” the host called, ushering me towards the unassuming, swinging metal doors. As I pushed them open, I couldn’t help but feel like I was unmasking the man behind the curtain, finally revealing the Ozian wizard whose food I had enjoyed for so many years. As I entered, I knew I had underestimated the sheer amount o...

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Italian American Veterans Post 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, is bringing the Italian-American community together Sept. 16. The group’s annual Festa Italiana will feature traditional Italian music, food and a bake sale, organizers said. Bambi Dillon, a member of the Italian American Veterans, said the group is looking forward to one of its largest...

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Visit a major city in the United States, and there is a good chance you could stumble across a “Little Italy,” some variation of the one found along Mayfield Road in Cleveland featuring fine dining, bakeries and the yearly Feast of the Assumption. What you won’t find most places elsewhere is something like the Italian Cultural Garden a couple of mi...

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It is looking increasingly likely that the 2023 season will be Terry Francona's last as manager of the Guardians. For the better part of the last two weeks, Cleveland's longtime skipper has alluded to his potential retirement, owing to his age and continued health struggles. Speaking to SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio on Tuesday, the 64-year-old did...

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750ml Wines is rebranding its Brecksville location, becoming an Italian restaurant with a specialized menu – but keeping the well-culled wine list that it has offered over the years. This month, 750ml Wines is becoming Carpe Raci Italian Restaurant, owner Lauren Carpeta said. “Carpe” is derived from her maiden name while “Raci” is the original spel...

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Order Sons of Italy - Dayton/John Pirelli Lodge #1633 kicks off  their 46th annual Fall Festa by offering lunch to go this Friday with pick up from 11am – 1pm. The actual Festa kicks off Friday night at 6pm runs through Sunday at 8pm. It’s a weekend full of  Italian music, delicious Italian food, good friends, and a fun game of Bocce on the beautif...

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Food is love, and there’s perhaps no culture where this is more loudly and proudly celebrated than Italy — and, by extension, Italian cuisine. All across the country, you’ll find big chains and small-town spots that celebrate this adopted American classic, though purists (hi, it’s me) might argue that what you’ll find in those “never-ending pasta b...

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